August 21st, 09:00 - 17:00 CEST

Towards the Future of XR Development

A one-day workshop hosted by the Pioneer Centre for AI (P1). Join researchers, developers, and designers to map out the next generation of generative virtual worlds and AI-assisted prototyping.

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📍 Aarhus University, Denmark 💰 Free to attend
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The Innovation Bottleneck

Extended Reality development is more accessible than ever, yet a fundamental barrier remains. We are analyzing the setup time required before meaningful prototyping can begin.

XR is Still Too Slow

Unlike web or traditional game development, where a team can build and launch a polished prototype over a single weekend, meaningful XR prototyping still takes weeks.

Major XR hackathons often require participants to spend up to three weeks for prototyping. This high barrier to entry slows down research, limits experimentation, and keeps creative minds out of the field.

The Opportunity

Agentic AI systems and automated, prompt-driven environments (like Google's XR Blocks and Meta's Immersive Web SDK) present a massive opportunity to shift from manual programming to natural language generation, making XR development rapid and highly customizable.

Estimated time required for functional XR prototyping.
Not based on real-world data.

Core Workshop Themes

Explore the topics we will tackle to compress the XR development loop and harness generative AI tools. Click a card to expand its focus area.

Tentative Agenda

A balanced day of expert insights, structured debates, and collaborative vision-setting.

Organizing Committee

This workshop is organized by academic researchers active in the Pioneer Centre for AI (P1), Denmark's premier initiative for transformative artificial intelligence research.

Mathias Lystbæk

Mathias Lystbæk

Aarhus University / P1

 Ken Pfeuffer

Ken Pfeuffer

Aarhus University / P1

 Hans Gellersen

Hans Gellersen

Aarhus University / P1

 Germán Leiva

Germán Leiva

Aarhus University / P1

 Teresa Hirzle

Teresa Hirzle

University of Copenhagen / P1

 Tor-Salve Dalsgaard

Tor-Salve Dalsgaard

University of Copenhagen / P1

Pioneer Centre for AI (P1)

The Pioneer Centre for AI is dedicated to fundamental AI research, addressing major societal challenges. The Generative Virtual Worlds program focuses on empowering creative XR design and rapid iteration through intelligent agentic architectures.

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Why You Should Participate

Join an exclusive gathering of XR researchers, hardware designers, developers, and creative technologists shaping the next paradigm of human-computer interaction.

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    Collaborate with Experts

    Work directly with researchers from the Pioneer Centre for AI, Aarhus University, and the broader HCI community.

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    Shape the Manifesto

    Help draft a collective Manifesto for Generating Virtual Worlds, outlining crucial design principles and ethics.

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    Expand Your Toolkit

    Gain insights into cutting-edge generative AI tools, prompt-to-world systems, and rapid prototyping frameworks.

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More Information Available

Review our live planning and workshop documentation directly on Google Docs.

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Join the Workshop

Participation is completely free, but seats are limited. We run our sign-ups securely via Microsoft Forms. Click below to submit your details and secure a spot.

✔ Free Entry & On-site Lunch Provided
✔ Venue: Aarhus University, Denmark
✔ August 21st, 09:00 - 17:00 CEST
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Hosted by the Generative Virtual Worlds program at P1.